Dean Reynolds
Born (1963-01-11) 11 January 1963
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Sport country England
Professional1981–2001
Highest ranking8 (1990/91)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x2)

Dean Reynolds (born 11 January 1963 in Grimsby) is an English former professional snooker player whose career spanned twenty years from 1981 to 2001.

Career

Before turning professional, Reynolds won the first-ever Junior Pot Black in 1981, beating another future professional, Dene O'Kane, with a two-frame aggregate score of 151–79.[1]

He twice reached a ranking tournament final, but lost on both occasions, the first at the 1989 British Open against Tony Meo,[2] and the second at the 1989 Grand Prix against Steve Davis.[3]

Reynolds is one of the select band of players who have achieved a 16-red clearance in competition, having made a 143 break after potting a free ball at the 2006 European Team Championships in Carlow.[4]

In April 2009, Reynolds suffered a stroke and had to relearn his snooker technique.[5]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1981/
82
1982/
83
1983/
84
1984/
85
1985/
86
1986/
87
1987/
88
1988/
89
1989/
90
1990/
91
1991/
92
1992/
93
1993/
94
1994/
95
1995/
96
1996/
97
1997/
98
1998/
99
1999/
00
2000/
01
2001/
02
Ranking[6] [nb 1] 22 19 22 24 29 15 22 15 8 12 19 28 29 30 38 51 54 55 69 109
Ranking tournaments
British Open[nb 2] Non-Ranking Event 2R 1R 2R 1R F 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R LQ 1R 1R 1R LQ A
Grand Prix[nb 3] NH QF 2R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R F 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ A
European Open[nb 4] Tournament Not Held WD 2R 3R 2R 2R 3R 3R LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held A
UK Championship Non-Ranking Event LQ 2R 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R 1R LQ 3R LQ LQ LQ A
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ A
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A
Thailand Masters[nb 6] Not Held Non-Ranking Event Not Held 2R 2R 3R 2R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ WD LQ LQ A
Scottish Open[nb 7] NR 2R 1R 1R 3R QF 1R SF 1R Not Held 1R 2R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ A
World Championship 2R 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Scottish Masters A A A A A A A NH A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A
The Masters A 1R A A A A 1R A WR 1R QF LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Irish Masters A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters[nb 8] Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking 1R Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 9] Non-Ranking Event NH 1R Tournament Not Held NR NR Tournament Not Held
Classic NR 1R LQ 2R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open NH 3R MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 10] Tournament Not Held NR QF SF 3R 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
German Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R LQ NR Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
UK Championship A 2R 1R Ranking Event
British Open[nb 2] LQ LQ LQ Ranking Event
English Professional Championship Not Held QF QF QF W 2R Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters Not Held A Not Held QF A Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held 4R Ranking Event
World Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Ranking Event
Hong Kong Challenge Not Held A A A A A A NH QF A Tournament Not Held
Kent Cup Tournament Not Held A SF A A A NH A Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay Tournament Not Held A SF QF 1R A Tournament Not Held
Pot Black A A A A A Tournament Not Held 1R A A Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 9] A A A A A A 1R NH NR Tournament Not Held A A Tournament Not Held
Belgian Masters Tournament Not Held QF A A Not Held A Tournament Not Held
Pontins Professional A A A A A A QF A A A A A A A A A A A A Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking.
  2. 1 2 The event was known as British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982 to 1983/1984).
  3. The event was also called the Professional Players Tournament (1982/1983 to 1983/1984).
  4. The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999).
  5. The event was also called the China International (1997/1998 and 1998/1999)
  6. The event ran under different names such as Asian Open (1989/1990 to 1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994 to 1996/1997).
  7. The event ran under different names such as International Open (1981/1982 to 1984/1985, 1986/1987 to 1996/1997) and Goya Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986).
  8. The event run under the name Canadian Open (1979/1980 to 1980/1981)
  9. 1 2 The event ran under different names as Australian Masters (1979/1980 to 1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995).
  10. The event run under different names as Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 British Open England Tony Meo 6–13
Runner-up 2. 1989 Grand Prix England Steve Davis 0–10

Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1988 English Professional Championship England Neal Foulds 9–5
Winner 2. 1994 Merseyside Professional Championship England Jason Ferguson 5–1
Runner-up 1. 1995 Merseyside Professional Championship England Rod Lawler 4–5

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1981 Junior Pot Black New Zealand Dene O'Kane 151–79[n 1]
  1. Final decided on aggregate score over two frames

References

  1. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. "1989 Grand Prix Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. "Snooker World Records". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
  5. "Snooker star Dean Reynolds recovering well from stroke". thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  6. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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